Enviros don't "like" FirstEnergy

A coalition of environmental groups is asking the public to pledge not to switch to FirstEnergy Solutions for electricity service, and more than 50,000 Facebook users are already on board.

The online campaign, Stop FirstEnergy Hikes, is in response the company's push to change Ohio's energy efficiency law. It is happening at a time when FirstEnergy is trying to attract central Ohio customers who now get their electricity service from the local utility, American Electric Power.

"To see that many people engaging in a conversation about this is remarkable," said Helen Sheehan, spokeswoman for the initiative.

A coalition of environmental groups is asking the public to pledge not to switch to FirstEnergy Solutions for electricity service, and more than 50,000 Facebook users are already on board.

The online campaign, Stop FirstEnergy Hikes, is in response the company’s push to change Ohio’s energy efficiency law. It is happening at a time when FirstEnergy is trying to attract central Ohio customers who now get their electricity service from the local utility, American Electric Power.

“To see that many people engaging in a conversation about this is remarkable,” said Helen Sheehan, spokeswoman for the initiative.

Stop FirstEnergy Hikes is sponsored by Moms Clean Air Force, the Small Business Majority, and the Ohio Environmental Council.

As of this afternoon, 53,391 people had clicked the “like” button to make the pledge not to do business with FirstEnergy, and 879 people had shared the link with someone else.

I asked FirstEnergy for a response and will post it here if I recieve one.